How Unequally Has Equal Pay Progressed since the 1970s? A Study of Two British Cohorts

(NaN) - Gerald Makepeace, Pierella Paci, Heather Joshi, Peter Dolton

Journal: The Journal of Human Resources
Link:: https://www.jstor.org/stable/146379?origin=crossref
DOI:: 10.2307/146379
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Tags:: #paper #NCDS #BCS #Income #Gender
Cite Key:: [@makepeaceHowUnequallyHas1999]

Abstract

This paper compares the gender gap in the pay of British, fu ers from two cohorts, born in 1946 and 1958 and observed thirties in 1978 and 1991 respectively. These dates are separ years of Equal Pay Legislation coupled with active labor ma ulation. Although women's human capital endowments had average more than men's, there may have been little improve differential treatment of the average woman in full-time employ the whole distribution of female earnings was considered, a provement in the treatment of women became apparent.

Notes

“n. Although women's human capital endowments had improved on average more than men's, there may have been little improvement in the differential treatment of the average woman i” (Makepeace et al., 1999, p. 534)

“ole distribution of female earnings was considered, a general improvement in the treatment of wom” (Makepeace et al., 1999, p. 534)